No change for Northwestern. In 4 years of these rankings, I've never seen a site be so inaccurate on a commitment list than 24/7's is for the Nittany Lions, for what it's worth.

#8 Nebraska - 5 Commits

Name

Position

State

Rivals

Scout

ESPN

24/7

Paul Thurston

OL

CO

4

4

4

4

Greg McMullen

DE

OH

4

4

3

4

Michael Rose

LB

MO

3

4

4

4

Jordan Westerkamp

WR

IL

3

4

3

4

Sam Cotton

TE

NE

3

2

3

3

Cotton now has rankings from all three services.

#9 Indiana - 11 Commits

Name

Position

State

Rivals

Scout

ESPN

24/7

Nick Mangieri

DE

IL

3

3

3

3

Dan Feeney

OL

IL

3

3

3

3

Jordan Wallace

LB

IN

3

3

3

3

Kevin Davis

WR

IN

3

3

3

3

Mike Cotton

LB

IL

3

3

3

NR

Adam Kranda

TE

IN

3

3

3

3

Tanner Kearns

TE

OH

NR

3

2

NR

Jacob Bailey

OL

IN

NR

2

3

3

Alex Todd

OL

OH

NR

2

2

NR

Caleb Cornett

WR

IN

NR

NR

NR

2

Dawson Fletcher

S

OH

NR

NR

NR

NR

Indiana slowly picking up commitments. IN QB Gunner Kiel could be the (surprising) headliner of the class down the road.

#10 Minnesota - 10 Commits

Name

Position

State

Rivals

Scout

ESPN

24/7

Andre McDonald

WR

MN

4

3

4

3

Dinero Moss

S

FL

3

2

3

3

Philip Nelson

QB

MN

3

3

3

3

Drew Davis

LB

NC

2

2

3

NR

Maxx Williams

TE

MN

NR

3

NR

NR

Josh Ballesteros

LB

FL

NR

2

2

2

Scott Ekpe

DT

TX

NR

NR

NR

NR

Isaac Fruechte

WR

MN

NR

NR

JC

NR

Eric Murray

CB

WI

NR

NR

NR

NR

Mitch Leidner

QB

MN

NR

NR

NR

NR

McDonald is still listed by the sites as a commit (albeit soft), so I've re-added him to the list. Gophers also pick up a couple prospects. Nick Rallis isn't included on Rivals's list yet, but I believe he's a future Gopher.

#11 Illinois - 4 Commits

Name

Position

State

Rivals

Scout

ESPN

24/7

Tajarvis Fuller

LB

FL

3

3

3

3

Elliot Faerber

WR

KS

3

3

2

NR

Cody Quinn

CB

OH

3

3

NR

3

Jason Robertson

WR

IL

NR

3

3

3

No change for Illinois.

#12 Purdue - 7 Commits

Name

Position

State

Rivals

Scout

ESPN

24/7

Jordan Shine

S

IN

3

3

3

3

Ryan Morris

TE

NJ

3

3

3

3

Austin Appleby

QB

OH

3

3

3

3

BJ Knauf

WR

FL

3

NR

2

NR

Paul Griggs

K

NC

2

NR

3

NR

Thomas Meadows

K

VA

2

NR

NR

NR

Steffon Martin

LB

AZ

NR

NR

NR

NR

Purdue has by far the most national recruiting effort in the league (sorry, Mark Dantonio), with seven commitments from seven different states.

#13 Iowa - 5 Commits

Name

Position

State

Rivals

Scout

ESPN

24/7

Cameron Wilson

WR

OH

3

3

3

3

Maurice Fleming

CB

IL

3

3

3

3

Mitch Keppy

OL

IL

3

2

NR

NR

Drew Ott

DE

NE

NR

2

NR

3

Connor Kornbrath

K

WV

NR

NR

2

NR

Iowa is lagging behind in quality and number of commits. I'm sure Hawkeye partisans trust their staff's evaluating skills.

Is looks like Sparty is quietly putting together a pretty good class. How is MSU ranked behind Wisconsin when their average is higher for three of the four recruiting sites (and they have more recruits in the class)?

Not saying you're wrong, but to play devil's advocate, count the total number of fours: Wisconsin has 17 and MSU has 6. Wisconsin has 5 commits that are consensus 4 stars and MSU only has 1.

So Wisconsin gets a bump because they have 5 players considered top-end talent and 3 currently-unranked guys bring down their average. Meanwhile, MSU has one top-end player and 9 good (but not great) commits. Again, not saying you're wrong but I think the answer lies in whether you prefer a few really good players or a few more good players.

already has someone committed from Ohio. And OSU is the only school that has not picked up an out of state commit yet (and has been losing the ones they've had). Wonder if there's some reason for all these Ohio folks going elsewhere?

/s

I know the state is a decent state in normal years for recruits going to non-OSU schools, but I would assume this year is different, both quantitatively and qualitatively; has anyone analyzed this?

Was I the only one shocked to see us leading the averages (for the first time this year, I think)? I guess it makes sense, and will probably continue. As more classes fill up, the amount of 4 and 5 stars decreases. A school like OSU that will fill up their class late will probably have to settle for a lot more 3 stars than us.

"last rankings" and you will see that UM has been number 1 on this for a while, more than a month at least.

Keep in mind we are still closer to 2011's signing day than 2012's, lots of time left during which games are actually played, osu ncaa situation becomes less murky, kids play senior year of hs ball, injuries, redshirts and early departures happen,

Not sure if you are being serious or sarcastic. My understanding is OSU was slow playing Pittman because he is borderline academically and they did not offer McGowan early because they had Kalis and expected to land a couple of elite level out-of-state OL. OSU now appears to have lost Kalis and, with sanctions looming, the out-of-state prospects are looking far less likely so I think OSU eventually circles back and offers McGowan. Likewise, if Pittman qualifies, OSU is going to want/need him and will make another run at him. Even with sanctions, OSU is in another league than MSU and I think OSU ultimately wins that battle for two kids from Ohio who grew up Buckeye fans.